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ArticleBMC nephrology2023

Efficacy of comprehensive group-based education in lowering body weight, uric acid levels, and diuretic use in patients with chronic kidney disease: a retrospective study.

Azumi Hotta, Hirotsugu Iwatani

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Article in BMC nephrology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Azumi HottaDepartment of Nursing, National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, 2-1-14, Hoenzaka, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 540-0006, Japan.
Hirotsugu IwataniDepartment of Nephrology, National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, 2-1-14, Hoenzaka, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 540-0006, Japan. hiwatani-npr@umin.ac.jp.
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Abstract

backgroundPatient education for the management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is attracting attention. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze changes in body weight, uric acid, and estimated-glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in patients with CKD after a group-based education during admission.

methodsOverall, 157 patients with CKD, who were discharged from the nephrology department of our hospital between January 2015 and October 2019, received group-based education or individual-based education by nurses at admission. Deltas of body weight, uric acid, and eGFR, 6 months from baseline, were compared between group- and individual-based education using the Wilcoxon rank sum test.

resultsIn total, 60 patients receiving group-based education (G group, n =35) or individual-based education (I group, n =25) during admission were included in this retrospective study. The patient characteristics at baseline were as follows: age mean, 72 ± SD 9; 16 females and 44 males; body weight, 62 ± 17 kg; eGFR median, 21 (IQR: 14, 29) mL/min/1.73 m

conclusionsA comprehensive group-based education in patients with CKD may effectively suppress body weight and uric acid in 6 months along with less frequent diuretic use.

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Renal Insufficiency, ChronicUric AcidBody WeightDiureticsFemaleHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesDiureticsUric AcidBody weightDietary therapyGroup-based educationSalt restrictionUric acid

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